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| author | jkim <jkim@FreeBSD.org> | 2011-03-15 17:14:26 +0000 |
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| committer | jkim <jkim@FreeBSD.org> | 2011-03-15 17:14:26 +0000 |
| commit | d3440080b0bc9de31def1f395728bafd1bcb558f (patch) | |
| tree | 9f889ab1934474ce79827222d5447c8d15cf1966 /share | |
| parent | df0279499fdce5dd28c2af86898e4b9c83687638 (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-d3440080b0bc9de31def1f395728bafd1bcb558f.zip FreeBSD-src-d3440080b0bc9de31def1f395728bafd1bcb558f.tar.gz | |
Unconditionally use binuptime(9) for get_cyclecount(9) on i386. Since this
function is almost exclusively used for random harvesting, there is no need
for micro-optimization. Adjust the manual page accordingly.
Diffstat (limited to 'share')
| -rw-r--r-- | share/man/man9/get_cyclecount.9 | 8 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man9/get_cyclecount.9 b/share/man/man9/get_cyclecount.9 index e3be78e..470b7be 100644 --- a/share/man/man9/get_cyclecount.9 +++ b/share/man/man9/get_cyclecount.9 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd October 24, 2009 +.Dd March 15, 2011 .Dt GET_CYCLECOUNT 9 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ do not have such a register, so .Fn get_cyclecount on these platforms -returns a (non-monotonic) combination of numbers +returns a (monotonic) combination of numbers represented by the structure returned by .Xr binuptime 9 . .Pp The -.Tn Pentium -processors all use the +.Tn AMD64 and Intel 64 +processors use the .Li TSC register. .Pp |
